Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-29

there, has washed out this Chicago &
Northwestern railway company's tracks.
Auditor Brooke, of the Aberdeen, Bis
marck Il Northwestern road states that
the grading between Aberdeen and Bis
H,arok viii be nearly completed this
year and the IRON laid from Aberdeen to
Locla, about thirty miles distant.
In hyde county the wheat crop looks
well enough to permit some farmers to
figure the average yield per acre to be
nine bushels. Wheat is said to be the
poorest lookingsof all-short stalked-
but the head seems of average size and
full.
The hot sun and the hard winds Sat
urday and Sunday caused grave app
%prshensions in Faulk county for the
crops. The heavy and general rains
throughout the county Monday are
greatly reviving everything and every
body.
The chairman of the Beadle county
committee has Published a call for a
county convention July 7th to elect
twenty-one delegates to the territorial
division convention July 18th. The
division feeling here is more intense than
ever before.
The Manitoba company is making
arrangements to erect o fine brick depot
at Aberdeen. 1t is reported that the
railroad commissioners will take steps
to compel the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway to erect o better depot in
that city.
Thomas }. Wolfe, b we'll known young
lawyer, OF Pierre, died last week after q
short illness. He came from Sheboygan,
Wis, about four years ago. The remains
We're taken TO Plymouth, Wis, for
burial. He is supposed TO have left 3
large fortune.
Mrs. M. IL. Barker, president of the
w. O. T. o., of Dakota, addressed the
people of Bookings in the opera hall
Sunday afternoon, after which she or
ganized young ladies' temperance
union, and spoke in the Methodist
church in the evening.
Robinson. e Deli Rapids blacksmith,
while intoxicated entered the house OF
Mrs. Seaman, used indecent language
and became very violent when ordered
out. Mrs. Seaman shot him in the arm
with q revolver, Inf1ioting a slight flesh
wound No arrests were made.
Edwin Q. Foster alias Robert CaTlysle,
deserter from the regular army, was
arrested in Grand Forks Monday morn.
ing on q telegram received by the chief
OF police from the commandment at Fort
Totten. He was piven away by a man
(now living there who was formerly In the
same regiment with him.
Down the Sioux Valley one passes
through q section OF country which for
beauty and fertility cannot be surpassed
on the continent. On all sides are signs
OF prosperity; great fields Of wheat greet
the eye, snug farm houses are seen on
every hand and fne herds of cattle give
Q welcome relief to the miles of growing
wheat.
Sunday Miss Frances q. Willard spoke
at Bismarck to o large audience. in be-
half Of the women's christian temper
ance union. She was introduced by
Mrs. Watson. president OF the union, IN
q pleasant little speech, and made q
strong appeal for the cause OF temper.
ance. Mrs. E. II. Wilson followed in q
few we'll chosen words.
Some employees of the Manitoba rail.
way company have been arrested al
Petersburg, on complaint of Attorney
Johnson Of that place for working or
Sunday in violation of the Sunday
statute. Numerous actions have beer
brought against this company lately b,
this attorney, presumably in retaliation
for en- alleged injustice dcne him some
time ago.